Examples of “trowel” in a Sentence

noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.

• She used a trowel to plant the seedlings along the fence.
• The bricklayer smoothed the mortar with his trowel.

verb To apply something thickly and without subtlety, often used figuratively.

• He troweled the compliments on a bit too thick.